Keep going with potty training 23 month old?

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Sorry to post on here and sorry for mentioning age in months, I usually hate that, but thought it's important.

My boy has been showing ' signs ' for a while I guess. I've often removed the nappy and had him walk around free, peeing on the floor and then moving him to the potty. Same with poos.

I've done it occasionally over the last few months. Just whenever I felt like it.

Long story short, after a while of not doing it, I took the nappy off yesterday morning.

He did a poo on the floor and I again, explained it needs to go in the potty. He's done all poos and wees in the potty since. He says ' poo poo ' , sits down and just does it.

I am pretty surprised as it took a lot more effort to get my daughter to this stage.

So today he wore his trousers and went commando. He had an accident in the morning. I explained he needs to go to the potty and do it there and he's done it in the potty ever since. He pulls his trousers down and then up again etc on his own.

I wasn't really ready to properly start training him. But I feel like I have to do it now. Do I go all the way now ? I wasn't expecting this now.

He's due to go back to nursery tomorrow. I may send him in with lots of pairs of trousers as it's obviously a different environment and he will have accidents. I'm sure the staff will be happy ( not ).

But I feel like I need to see this through now, as he's just kind of grasped it on his own.

I used the 'oh crap' method to train. I used the same on my daughter and it really took a lot of perseverance. She was a bit older and held her wee for hours and hours and it was a gruelling process for both of us and took a few stop starts.

I'm trying to avoid the same thing again.

Sounds like he's ready so I'd go for it! Yes, just send in a lot of trousers and underwear with him and check nursery are on the same page as you.

I think you’re committed yes. Sounds like he’s doing well. They say boys take longer but second children are quicker. I’m 6 months into potty training my oldest and it’s hit and miss if he has a dry day or not. Id just roll with it.

My tricky with him going to Nursery. Three of mine were out of nappies before they were two in a similar fashion.. (there were each only a year apart in age so the younger two just copied!) BUT the first week we stayed home naked from the waist down as it took them a while to remember once joggers were on, and we left off the pants for a couple of weeks longer than that.

BUT...he sounds totally ready and in your case I think I would send a load of spare joggers in and go for it. I'd ask the staff to take him every hour or so if he hasn't asked/indicated as it's unlikely there will be a potty in eye view.

I'm impressed he's pulling his own trousers down :) My little grandson is nearly three and still struggles unless they are very loose!

I don't know if they will be. They probably think it's way too early.

I have mentioned before that he has done a poo in the potty at home and seems quite interested and they've always stressed that he's never shown ANY signs there.

They'll probably be a bit annoyed about it tomorrow I guess. But I don't think it's fair on him to stop and start now he's grasped it to this extent.

My daughter was the same ! She was trained before she could really pull her trousers up and down properly by herself. She was also nearly 3 by the time she was potty trained.

I first started trying with her properly when she was just over 2 and a half - I think that was absolutely too late for her.

According to ' oh crap ' it's easiest to train kids from 20-30 months.

My son has been able to pull his trousers up and down since he was 18 months. No idea why.

They're all so different and random aren't they !

My Daughter did lots of things my son can't do too !

Nursery will cope.

My DD's room at pre-school were quite close in age, and several of us did potty-training in the summer half-term holiday, which was nice weather. When I picked DD up at lunchtime on Monday, the member of staff on the door seemed to be greeting every other parent with "just the one accident" - she managed to sound remarkably cheerful. They normally went to the playground next door for part of the morning, but apparently they didn't make it that day!

Yeah it's usually not an issue. But seeing as he's currently in the 18 month to 2 year olds room, I don't think any other kids are potty training in that room and I'm not sure they generally do the training in that room.

Hopefully it won't be an issue !

Better staffing ratios for under 2s - it should be easier to handle! I guess the problem might be if they don't have child-size toilets in that area - but presumably a potty in wherever they change nappies should be feasible.